http://www.braincontour.com/2009/08/21/worlds-apart-hometown-musing/ Following the linings of the average human cerebrum. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:47:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.braincontour.com/2009/08/21/worlds-apart-hometown-musing/comment-page-1/#comment-54852 Balikbayan in the Eyes of a Common Filipino | Brain Contour Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:37:28 +0000 http://www.braincontour.com/?p=71#comment-54852 [...] language that I will never replace it with any other. Also, I grew up in the Philippines and spent most of my years in Cebu, thus if ever there is an influence of the American twang in the way I speak, it is not something [...] [...] language that I will never replace it with any other. Also, I grew up in the Philippines and spent most of my years in Cebu, thus if ever there is an influence of the American twang in the way I speak, it is not something [...]

]]> http://www.braincontour.com/2009/08/21/worlds-apart-hometown-musing/comment-page-1/#comment-49386 Why Being Abroad is Not All Bed of Roses | Brain Contour Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:00:33 +0000 http://www.braincontour.com/?p=71#comment-49386 [...] minds are pictures of family and loved ones, and an optimism that someday, when it is time, they could go home and enjoy a bottle of Red Horse while singing karaoke in front of a sari-sari store. .nrelate [...] [...] minds are pictures of family and loved ones, and an optimism that someday, when it is time, they could go home and enjoy a bottle of Red Horse while singing karaoke in front of a sari-sari store. .nrelate [...]

]]> http://www.braincontour.com/2009/08/21/worlds-apart-hometown-musing/comment-page-1/#comment-9325 Remembering Daddy Amado | Brain Contour Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:28:51 +0000 http://www.braincontour.com/?p=71#comment-9325 [...] of us siblings would visit him at home (My brothers and sister used to live and work far from my hometown and we could only visit mom and dad twice a month). Dad would never hesitate to have his roosters [...] [...] of us siblings would visit him at home (My brothers and sister used to live and work far from my hometown and we could only visit mom and dad twice a month). Dad would never hesitate to have his roosters [...]

]]> http://www.braincontour.com/2009/08/21/worlds-apart-hometown-musing/comment-page-1/#comment-7742 Argao Cebu Philippines is a Beautiful Town | Brain Contour Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:43:29 +0000 http://www.braincontour.com/?p=71#comment-7742 [...] Argao, located in the south of the Cebu island Philippines, is a beautiful town. I never thought it is so beautiful until I visited the mountainous areas of the town lately. In all my years of living in the town’s lowlands, it just dawned on me that there is more to the story of every “habal-habal” plying the rugged terrains of the mountains every day. One has to be there, on the mountains, to see and experience life beyond the plains. [...] [...] Argao, located in the south of the Cebu island Philippines, is a beautiful town. I never thought it is so beautiful until I visited the mountainous areas of the town lately. In all my years of living in the town’s lowlands, it just dawned on me that there is more to the story of every “habal-habal” plying the rugged terrains of the mountains every day. One has to be there, on the mountains, to see and experience life beyond the plains. [...]

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